The Green Bay Packers can get to 10 wins for the first time since the 2016 season and take one more big step toward the postseason if they beat the visiting Washington Redskins on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Bill Callahan’s team is 3-9 after winning two straight games. The Packers are looking to get to 10-3 before the start of a three-game stretch against the NFC North to end the season.

Here are five things to watch and a prediction for Sunday:

1. Fast start

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants the crowd at Lambeau Field hyped up and ready to go right away at noon. That’s because he’s looking for a fast, energetic start on offense that could put the game away early. The goal is to get an early lead, take the Redskins out of what they want to do and cruise to the team’s 10th win. The visitors will want to grind away on offense, protect their rookie quarterback with the run and try and make the Packers one-dimensional. A fast start and an early lead would provide the perfect counterpunch.

2. Rattle the rookie

For the second straight week, the Packers are facing a rookie quarterback. Mike Pettine’s defense hit Daniel Jones seven times and intercepted him three times last Sunday. The goal this week should be to prioritize stopping the run and force Dwayne Haskins to win the game from the pocket in obvious passing situations. Get to second-and-long and third-and-long, and the Packers can then throw various coverages and blitzes at Haskins to create disruption and mistakes. He’s thrown eight interceptions and taken 22 sacks in just six games this season.

3. Protect, protect

The foundation of Washington’s two-game win streak is easy to find: sacks and takeaways. The Redskins have 13 sacks and six takeaways in the last two games. The Packers must protect the quarterback and protect the football to avoid an upset. Considering they’ll have all five starters along the offensive line available on Sunday and are second in the NFL in total turnovers this season, the Packers are in good shape to defend against what Washington is doing well lately. It’ll be hard for the Redskins to leave Lambeau Field with a win if they don’t tally three or four sacks and two or three takeaways.

4. Preston’s people

Za’Darius Smith might be having a better overall season, but don’t be surprised if Preston Smith has a little extra pep in his step on Sunday. He’ll be facing his old team for the first time. Over four seasons with the Redskins, Smith never produced more than eight sacks. He has 10.5 this season and is charging his way toward a potential Pro Bowl selection. The Redskins have allowed 40 sacks and a sack percentage of 10.3, so both Smiths could have a big game on Sunday.

5. Fascinating matchup

This might be a good week for Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander to shadow a receiver. Rookie Terry McLaurin is Washington’s top option in the passing game and a terrific individual matchup for Alexander. They are both quick, explosive and competitive athletes. The best matchups for the Packers are Alexander on McLaurin and Kevin King on Kelvin Harmon. Having Alexander shadow McLaurin would help eliminate opportunities for the Redskins to isolate McLaurin on King, who has struggled throughout the season against quick, crafty receivers capable of winning to the middle of the field.

Prediction: Packers 24, Redskins 13 (9-3)

If they contain the run and avoid big mistakes, the Packers should win comfortably. The guess here is that the offense won’t be dominant against a good Washington front, but the Packers defense will get stops and takeaways and control the game.

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